# N3568W: 1966 Piper PA-32-260, registration cancelled 2008-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-459
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1966
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1996
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A3FE9C
- Owner when cancelled: [Thompson Billy T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20BILLY%20T)
- Location: [Plymouth, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Plymouth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7603° N, 76.7771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27962, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3568W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3568W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3568W-2008-11-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-32-260: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA033), Nov 1, 2008: Piper PA-32-260 (N3568W), Plymouth, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Piper Dakota (PA-28-236) pilot's failure to see and avoid the Piper Cherokee (PA-32-260).

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